Harness-hame attachment



N0. s|0,|25. Patented Aug. 30, I898.

P. DAVIS. HARNESS HAME ATTACHMENT.

(Application filed May 57', 1897.)

(No Model.)

IN VENTOR W/TNESSES .ZZP. Jaw/a8 llnrrnn STATES IsAAo POLK DAvis, OFnUNeERF oRD, TEXAS.

HARNESS-HAM E ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 610,125, dated August30, 1898.

Application filed May 2'7, 1897.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, IsAAc POLK DAvis, of llungerford, in the county ofWharton and State of Texas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Harness-flames; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to harness-hames; and it consists of theconstruction and arrangement of the several parts, which will be morefully hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to providea hame of a strong and durableconstruction, simple in its arrangement, and having means of readyapplication of the necessary devices used in connection with harnessattachments. In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of a hame embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a section on the linemm, Fig. 1. one of the attachments. Fig. 4 is a similar view of anotherof the attachments.

Referring to the drawings, wherein similar numerals of reference areemployed to indicate corresponding parts in the several views, thenumeral 1 designates a hame which is preferably constructed of wood andhas an inner curved contour to properly lie against the body of theanimal to which it is applied and which is a well-known construction.The lower end is slightly flattened, as at 2that is,the thickness isreduced-which is also well known in the art, and for the purpose ofdispensing with the use of a collar the outer face of each hame is flat,as at 3, with a rise or elevation 4 near the lower portion thereof andsituated about two-thirds of the length of the hame as an entirety fromthe top thereof. Mounted on the enlargement4 is a fastening 5,consisting of a base-plate havingan outwardly-projectinginwar'dly-extend ing hook 6, formed with an arrow-head 7, the.

latter being slightly inclined inward toward the base-plate and isadapted to be used for.

the attachment of the trace-chains. At the Fig. 3 is a-detailperspective View of Serial No- 638A'78. (No model.)

outline, and the groove 11 therein forming a seat for a staple 12, whichis driven through the openings 13 through the plate 5 on opposite sidesof the lug and with the said concavities 9 forming spaces for theattachment of ordinary devices and especially for a ring 4, to which thefront parts of the harness are secured. By covering the head of the lug,as set forth,-the formation of an interfering projection is avoided andthe parts of harness moving thereover will not be caught and held withconsequent disadvantage and inconvenience. The outward extension of theenlargement 4 and the position of the plate 5 thereon, as set forth,throw the trace-chains outwardly far enough to prevent them frompressing against the shoulders of the animal while pulling.

At the bottom of the heme and extending inwardly therefrom is asecuring-iron 15, consisting of a fasteningplate 16, having an arm 17projecting outwardly and inwardly therefrom and constructed at its freeend with a strap-loop 18 for receiving the connectingstrap 19, used inattaching the lower ends of two adjacently-situated devices. Between thefastening-plate 16 and the outer loop 18 the said arm 17 has an opening20 formed therein, through which a rope or analogous device is adaptedto be passed and provides a convenient form of securement. Thearrangement of the fastening-iron, as set forth, prevents the hame fromturning toofar back during the time the strain is applied thereto. Theupper ends of the hames have suitable terret-rings 21 attached theretoand also provided with slots or openings 22, through which the upperfasteningstrap 23 extends, the latter carrying therewith a leathershield or pad 24 of well-known form or construction. The fastening-ironand the devices set forth at the upper part of the hames contribute tocomplete the efficiency of the entire device in addition to the noveltywhich resides particularly in the plate 5 and the parts attachedthereto.

It will be understood that the hame as herewith described is intended tobe used in connection with a heavy draft-harness and is constructed in amanner specified to relieve the strain as much as possible usuallybrought to bear on the shoulder of the animal and also to arrange thetracechains in such manner as to prevent rubbing or painful abrasion ofthe shoulders oradjacent parts of the body of the animal against whichthe hame has bearing.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- A hamehaving the contour set forth, and an enlargement on the outer sidestanding outwardly therefrom, combined with a chainfastening mounted onsaid enlargement and consisting of an inwardly-extending hook, a

lug with opposite concave sides having a staple mounted thereover, and aring engaging the said staple and lug, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

v ISAAC POLK DAVIS.

Witnesses:

A. R. I-IUDGrNs, J. T. HOFFORD.

